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“I had the idea of control before I went in. Katherine had a plan and it was set. But then I got in there and I smelt your blood… I lost all control. I don’t regret what I did because they deserved everything they did to you and more, but I regret that you saw me like that. For a while I felt like you just saw me the same as my father after I worked hard to show you I wasn’t. If anything happens to you again or Julia I will do what I have to to make sure to keep you both safe.” Asher was determined, he wasn’t going to lose them again. He couldn’t lose them.

There is a weight to their actions, the hand on his feels weighted. He knows that there is something that Joshua isn’t saying. He moves closer, their bodies touching now as Joshua speaks. He gets what he’s saying, Julia didn’t need this. She needed to be safe. “Then we leave. With you. You are not going to stay behind and let them kill you. I refuse to leave you behind again. Julia won’t let me leave you behind. It’s either all of us or none of us and if you sneak out in the middle of the night I will follow. I’m not losing you again Joshua.”

As much as he wants to look away, he holds Asher’s gaze. This is too important– keeping them safe from his mistake is too important. Asher has changed his life in ways he cannot quantify, but so has Julia. That girl– nearly a woman now– was so bright and so loving… in a way, she didn’t belong in this world. And that’s why they had to keep her safe; they have to protect what makes her Julia. She cannot get involved in this. And neither she nor Asher should not have to feel consequences for his costly mistake. Oh, if the vampire only understood… but it’s better off that he doesn’t. Joshua’s already made his home unsafe for him– he doesn’t need to b r e a k his heart, too.

“This isn’t up for debate,” Joshua argues. His pulse has picked up again, thundering away in his chest. Something about having someone refuse to walk away from him– for the first time in his life, having a true family again… “My sister is still here. I can’t leave Elena. It’s how she turned out this way in the first place. I know can bring her back– I can get her to flip the switch again. I just need more time. And you–” he turns his head and presses a kiss to the palm of Asher’s hand, mumbling against his skin. “You don’t have time. I can’t let you get hurt because of me. So you have to go. And I will follow– but only once Elena is okay again.”

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